Today in Kimberley’s History
A series by Steve Lunderstedt
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 11 NOVEMBER
UPDATED: 11/11/2025 11 NOVEMBER 1888, De Beers Board passes resolution of Rhodes to build Kenilworth village for the white miners.…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 10 NOVEMBER
UPDATE – 10/11/2025 10 NOVEMBER 1952, Mass funeral at West End cemetery for those killed in the Mayibuye uprising. 10 NOVEMBER 1977,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 7 NOVEMBER
UPDATE: 07/11/2025 7 November 1889, SA cricketer Dusty Tapscott born. 7 November 1901, Opening of the Soldiers’ Institute on Stockdale…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 6 NOVEMBER
UPDATED: 06/11/2025 6 November 1899, First shelling of Kimberley by the Boers during the siege. Pictured is the Boer gun…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 5 NOVEMBER
UPDATED: 05/11/2025 5 November 1905, SA cricketer George Bissett is born. 5 November 1978, Vusi Tukakhomo, first full-time black reporter…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 4 NOVEMBER
UPDATED: 04/11/2025 4 November 1899, General C.J. Wessels (pictured) demands immediate surrender of Kimberley. 4 November 1927, City Hall architect…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 3 NOVEMBER
UPDATED; 03/11/2025 3 NOVEMBER 1899, Kimberley Mine ceases work during the siege. 3 NOVEMBER 1904, Four Black mine workers die…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 31 OCTOBER
31 October 1883, Samuel Austen elected the first Mayor of Beaconsfield. 31 October 1899, Food rationing introduced during the siege.…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 30 OCTOBER
UPDATED: 30/10/2025 30 October 1954, Horse racing returns to Kimberley after a 21 year absence. 30 October 1966, Renowned Brother…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 29 OCTOBER
29 October 1872, Harry Barnato, elder brother of Barney, stages his first show on the Diamond Fields. 29 October 1888,…
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